Running DOS games is hardcore. Not, admittedly, as hardcore as text-based games, but up there. Unfortunately, in the last several iterations of the Windows operating system, DOS support has been provided only by emulation, and not at all on 64-bit systems.1 Your hardware configuration also determines how choppy/way-too-fast your game will render. How then, shall […]
Useful Tips Change XP Start Menu Text Follow these steps to change your start menu text from the default ‘start’ to whatsoever you may desire. First you’ll need to download and run Resource Hacker. 1. Within Resource Hacker, navigate to C:\Windows\explorer.exe and open it. 2. Expand the String Table folder and you should see a […]
I have found a few things out about what Facebook does to your pictures after you upload them, 100% by my own experimentation. In list format: Scales the image down so that the longest side is 604 pixels if it was bigger than that to start with. Recompress all images as JPEGs at quality 85. […]
Avira Two quick things today. First, a tip on how to disable the splash screen and annoying popup “nag” screen on Avira Free AntiVir version 9. To get rid of the splash and nag screens, just follow the instructions here. You can also disable the little update notifier following these instructions. As an aside, this […]
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